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  6.         PROGRAM TITLE:
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  8.                                     TINYPROG
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  10.                                                 Tranzoa, Co.
  11.                                                 P.O. Box 911
  12.                                                 Maple Valley, WA  98038
  13.                                                 (206) 432-3532
  14.                                                 June 12, 1990
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  19.         PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
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  21.              TINYPROG  converts  EXE and COM programs to a  smaller  file
  22.         size. TINYPROG compresses most programs from 10% to 30%.   Before
  23.         it  runs, the compressed program thoroughly verifies that it  has
  24.         not  been  tampered  with  or  accidentally  changed.    Software
  25.         developers  may include easily patched, un-compressed  data  with
  26.         their TINYPROG'ed programs.
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  28.              When  run with no command line arguments, TINYPROG  explains
  29.         how  you  may use it.  A command line option  tells  TINYPROG  to
  30.         print its own documentation to the screen or to a file.
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  34.         INTENDED USER:
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  36.              PC  users  with limited disk space - who need  to  run  more
  37.         programs than their disks will hold.
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  39.              PC software developers who wish to ship a smaller program.
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  41.              PC  software developers who want to ship programs that  will
  42.         stay un-corrupted in the field.
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  44.              PC  software  developers  who want to  make  their  programs
  45.         easily able to self-configure their own run-time file.
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  47.              PC  software developers who want their programs to  be  very
  48.         difficult for users to scan with file-dump programs and to  patch
  49.         with debuggers.
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  53.         FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS:
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  55.              TINYPROG produces significantly smaller files than  EXEPACK.
  56.         Plus,  corrupted TINYPROG'ed programs generally quit  gracefully,
  57.         rather than locking up the machine.
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  59.              TINYPROG gives the program developer an area in the  program
  60.         file that is as easy to patch as if the program were a COM file.
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  64.         PROGRAM LIMITATIONS:
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  66.              TINYPROG will not convert:
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  68.                   DOS.
  69.                   COMMAND.COM
  70.                   Programs with internal overlays.
  71.                   Programs that configure themselves by writing data back
  72.                        into the program file.  Such programs must  either
  73.                        be made TINYPROG-aware by the program's author, or
  74.                        they   may  not  be  re-configured   after   being
  75.                        TINYPROG'ed.
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  79.         MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:
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  81.              TINYPROG  requires  DOS  2.X or above and  100k  of  program
  82.         memory.   Generally, TINYPROG'ed programs require nothing  beyond
  83.         the requirements of the original program.
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  87.         HOW TO START THE PROGRAM:
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  89.              C>tinyprog
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  91.              TINYPROG prints full instructions and documentation.
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  95.         REGISTRATION FEE:
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  97.              The higher of:
  98.                   1/10th of the added value to the user.
  99.                 or
  100.                   $15.
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  104.         WHAT COMES WITH REGISTRATION:
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  106.              A diskette with a version of TINYPROG that needs no operator
  107.         interaction to convert program files.
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  111.         LIST OF PROGRAM FILES:
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  113.              TINYPROG.EXE             The program and documentation file.
  114.              READ.ME                  This file.
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